Nizi Project 2, which aims to create a global boy group, consists of regional auditions from mid-March to early May 2022 with a total of over 10,000 applicants in 8 cities in Japan, Los Angeles, New York, and Seoul, Korea, and a training camp in Japan in August 2022, followed by a training camp in Korea in December 2022. Nine contestants advanced to the final round, where J. Y.
Park, the creator of JYP Entertainment and general producer of "Nizi Project", along with special judge 3RACHA, a division run by Stray Kids, evaluated each of the two performances. J. Y.
Park named the new group "NEXZ". He revealed that the name "NEXZ" means "Next Z (Generation)" or "the next generation". On December 18, NEXZ released their pre-debut digital singles "Miracle" and "Miracle (Korean Ver.
)". On May 1, 2024, JYP Entertainment released the first video teaser for NEXZ's Korean debut single album "Ride the Vibe", scheduled for May 20. On June 14, NEXZ announced through their website that they would be releasing their first Japanese EP, Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver.
) / Keep on Moving, on August 21. "Ride the Vibe (Japanese Ver. )" was pre-released on July 5.
On October 28, NEXZ released the prologue video for their first mini album Nallina, set for release on November 18. On March 3, 2025, JYP Entertainment announced the schedule for their first Japan tour NEXZ Live Tour 2025, which kicked off in Kanagawa on June 4. On April 6, NEXZ released the timetable for their second mini album O-Rly?
, set for release on April 28. On May 12, NEXZ announced through their website that they would be releasing their second Japanese EP, One Bite, on July 16. On September 29, NEXZ announced their third mini album Beat-Boxer, set for release on October 27.
On October 30, 2025, the group announced that they will be releasing first English digital single, "Beat-Boxer (English Version)", the following day. On March 8, 2026, NEXZ announced their second Japan tour NEXZ Live Tour 2026. On April 1, 2026, it was reported that NEXZ would be having a comeback on April 27.
On April 6, NEXZ released the trailer for their second single album "Mmchk".
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